British journal of anaesthesiaHumansExtracorporeal Membrane OxygenationPatient SelectionWithholding Treatment
When stopping is just as important as starting: the challenge of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Sasa Rajsic, Diana Morales Castro, Kiran Shekar
Published: 202610.1016/j.bja.2025.11.001
Abstract
Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is a high-risk, high-cost intervention that often entails prolonged ICU and hospital stays. Its rapid evolution raises crucial questions of appropriateness, proportionality, and value. Whereas much attention has foc…
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